Christus' Children's Hospital of San Antonio has reached a new recruiting milestone in… more

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Children’s Hospital of San Antonio has already secured nearly one-fourth of the 250 physicians it plans to recruit as part of the transformation of Christus Santa Rosa Health System’s downtown campus into a top center of pediatric care.

More than 60 pediatric specialists have been hired so far for the new children’s hospital. One of those new hires is pediatric otolaryngologist Lisa Buckmiller, who specializes in vascular anomalies and has attracted children from across the U.S. and the world seeking care at her clinic.

Christus' Children's Hospital of San Antonio has reached a new recruiting milestone in… more

Courtesy of Christus Santa Rosa Health System

Buckmiller will work with Dr. Bill Clark, a San Antonio-based pediatric ENT (ears nose and throat) specialist and professor of otolaryngology at the Baylor College of Medicine to develop a new ENT clinic at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. The clinic will house an aerodigestive center for kids with airway and swallowing complications and a cochlear implant program. Its team of experts will focus on cleft lip and palate disorders, as well as vascular anomalies of the ear, nose and throat.

“I whole-heartedly believe in providing the highest level of care to every child who needs our expertise,” says Buckmiller, who will serve as section head for pediatric otolaryngology for the children’s hospital and as an associate professor for the Baylor College of Medicine.

“The word is out — and pediatric specialists throughout the country are responding,” says Dr. Mark Gilger, pediatrician-in-chief at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, about the level of interest in the new facility, which is still under construction. “Acclaimed physicians want to be part of the development of the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and its open-care model, where the best medical minds can come together to heal our kids.”